Calgary university seeks appeal as Frances Widdowson eyes reinstatement | Unpublished
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Calgary university seeks appeal as Frances Widdowson eyes reinstatement

June 5, 2026

Calgary’s Mount Royal University is seeking to appeal a recent decision from the Alberta Labour Relations Board tied to the termination and potential reinstatement of a former tenured professor. Frances Widdowson, an academic known for her controversial views on Canada's residential school system, was fired from the university in 2021.



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